Keyword
difficult
- hard
- hardship
- Frequency
- #1732
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
艮 (tough) gives the meaning and 堇 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
艰难
difficult; arduous; hard
艰苦
difficult; hard; arduous
艰辛
hardships; arduous; difficult
艰巨
(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
艰苦奋斗
to struggle arduously
艰
difficult; hard; hardship
艰险
difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
举步维艰
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰深
abstruse; complicated
艰难险阻
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
步履维艰
to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
艰巨性
arduousness; formidability; difficulty
艰苦朴素
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
丁艰
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent